>Seven men who groomed vulnerable girls in Rochdale guilty of multiple sex offences

>"A long-running trial in Manchester heard that the men subjected the girls to years of misery and expected them to have sex with them “whenever and wherever they wanted”."

>"Both girls had “deeply troubled home lives” and were given drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, places to stay and people to be with, a jury heard. The crimes took place in filthy flats, on rancid mattresses, in cars, car parks, alleyways, disused warehouses and on moors, the court was told."

>"Zahid was jailed for five years in 2016 as part of an earlier grooming gang case. He was found guilty of sexual assault of a child after he engaged in sexual activity in 2006 with a 15-year-old girl who he met when she visited his stall to buy tights for school. Bashir did not attend the 2025 trial and jurors were ordered not to speculate why. It can be revealed that he absconded while on bail before the trial began."

>"Giving evidence, she said social workers raised concerns with her that she may be having sex with Asian men. “They said I was a prostitute. I was prostituting myself … I don’t remember them being concerned enough to do anything about it. “I remember knowing that they knew what was going on.”"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/13/seven-men-who-groomed-vulnerable-girls-in-rochdale-guilty-of-multiple-sex-offences